Their arrest, and the latest spate of violence, comes on the heels of Sunday's vote to create a new super Congress filled with backers of the president that gives him sweeping powers in the increasingly divided country. Maduro hailed the vote a victory. However, there is evidence of result tampering and the opposition has called the whole process fraudulent. Protests have been steady since April and more than 120 people have been killed.

The Electronic Crime law in the West Bank that passed in June is only the latest in a number of concerns Palestinian journalists have voiced about growing restrictions on their reporting. Originally passed to help fight cybercrime, journalists say it undermines their freedom of expression online and that there are political motives. Fatah and Hamas have been at odds for more than a decade, and attempts to reconcile the two parties so far have failed.